SoundCloud
SoundCloud: The Music You Love
Snapshot
Publisher DNA
What defines SoundCloud?
AI intelligence is not yet available for SoundCloud. The portfolio data below is up to date.
Portfolio
What does SoundCloud ship?
Apps
1 app analysed
Hear what’s next in music: DJ sets, deep cuts, playlists and offline music
Community-driven interaction tools build high-retention social loops
- Extensive music library and niche artist availability provide value for listeners seeking non-mainstream content
- Aggressive ad frequency and duration disrupt the listening experience for users on the free tier
Distributed across 20 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .
Americas (4)
- Brazil1 / 1
- Canada1 / 1
- Mexico1 / 1
- United States1 / 1
Europe (9)
- France1 / 1
- Germany1 / 1
- Italy1 / 1
- Netherlands1 / 1
- Portugal1 / 1
›+4 more europe markets
- Spain1 / 1
- Sweden1 / 1
- Turkey1 / 1
- United Kingdom1 / 1
Asia-Pacific (7)
- Australia1 / 1
- India1 / 1
- Indonesia1 / 1
- Japan1 / 1
- Singapore1 / 1
›+2 more asia-pacific markets
- South Korea1 / 1
- Vietnam1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
1
Positive apps
0
Neutral / mixed
0
Negative apps
75/100
Avg sentiment score
Rivals
Who does SoundCloud compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Audiomack competes by offering free offline music downloads for trending genres, directly addressing the user frustration caused by SoundCloud removing free offline playback. Both platforms target listeners seeking emerging music and independent content.
Contenders(10)
Both platforms compete for the same listener time-share by offering large, free-access music libraries. They overlap directly in their value proposition of providing unlimited streaming to users seeking non-mainstream or broad content discovery.
Soundol targets the same audio-sharing social audience as SoundCloud by emphasizing manual discovery through tags and creator-follower relationships instead of algorithmic feeds.
Hi Music competes for the same listener base by offering free offline playback, a feature SoundCloud now restricts to paid subscribers.
Deezer competes for the same music streaming audience by offering a personalized, algorithm-driven listening experience that directly challenges the discovery-focused model of SoundCloud.
Discz competes for the same music discovery audience by offering social-first recommendation loops, directly challenging the community-driven discovery model SoundCloud provides.
Indie Shuffle competes for the same music discovery audience by offering human-curated playlists, directly challenging the discovery model SoundCloud provides through its community-driven platform.
Both platforms compete for listener time within the music streaming market, targeting distinct segments: SoundCloud focuses on independent discovery, while TIDAL targets users prioritizing lossless audio quality.
Boomplay competes for the same music discovery audience by offering a 100M+ track library and offline-first playback, directly challenging the value proposition of SoundCloud in data-conscious markets.
TuneIn Radio competes for listener time by aggregating live broadcast radio and sports content, which captures a segment of the audio market that relies on real-time news and traditional station formats rather than independent music discovery.
Stream competes for the same music discovery audience by offering a curated daily feed, though it functions as a discovery layer for Apple Music rather than a standalone hosting platform.
Same space(20)
All Music Player offers a lightweight alternative for users who want to manage local files without streaming features.
BandLab provides the production environment for independent artists who eventually upload their finished tracks to SoundCloud.
Castbox captures the audio-listening time of commuters who might otherwise use SoundCloud for long-form audio content.
Yandex Music provides a comprehensive audio bundle that threatens SoundCloud's retention via a unified subscription experience.
Groovepad captures the amateur producer segment that uses SoundCloud for discovery and sharing of beat-based content.
Samsung Music competes for local-file listening time on Galaxy devices, providing a hardware-integrated alternative to streaming.
EQUALS competes with SoundCloud's community interaction tools by focusing on music-based social discourse.
Audio & Music Player MP3 targets the offline listening segment that SoundCloud's free tier is failing to satisfy.
Meulify targets the customization-focused user who wants to integrate local files with an AI-assisted listening experience.
Player GR competes for the offline listening time of users who prefer a dedicated local-file player.
edjing Mix offers a mobile studio for the same DJ-centric audience that relies on SoundCloud for streaming.
Rythmix targets the casual creator demographic that uses SoundCloud for hosting and sharing AI-generated content.
Qobuz targets the high-fidelity segment of SoundCloud's audience dissatisfied with standard streaming quality.
SoundHound serves the discovery-first user who needs to identify tracks, competing with SoundCloud's role in music exploration.
Suno automates the composition process for the same creator-focused audience that uses SoundCloud for hosting and sharing.
Music Downloader addresses the offline-listening demand that SoundCloud's current free tier restricts.
Music Player - Video, Songs targets the offline-listening segment by providing a distraction-free environment for local media.
J Music provides a free streaming alternative for users who want to access YouTube's library within a music interface.
SonicNest provides a dedicated local-file management tool for users who find SoundCloud's streaming-heavy interface cumbersome.
Music Recognition acts as a utility for the discovery-focused user who needs to identify tracks from external media.
New entrants(2)
Music Downloader & Mp3 Player serves users who prioritize offline access, bypassing the connectivity requirements of streaming.
Free Music targets the ad-supported, offline-focused user base that SoundCloud is currently alienating through restrictive updates.
